Pierce County Jail

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The Pierce County Jail is located at 111 West Court Street in Pierce, NE and is a medium security county jail operated by the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department.

This guide tells you info about anything a person needs to know about the Pierce County Jail, like how to locate an inmate, the jail’s phone number and address, intake procedures and booking, court information and records, and more.

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Introduction

The goal of this guide is to give you all the information that you’ll need to make the process a lot easier. If you have a question, feel free to ask it, and also any comments or feedback that would be beneficial to other people in the same situation is appreciated.

Pierce County Jail Inmate Search

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Who’s In Jail

The Pierce County Jail Inmate Locator is an online list of individuals currently in custody, including status, and schedule for visitation. Also, you can find information about anybody who has been arrested or discharged in the past 24 hours. Jail inmates are listed in alphabetical order by last name. You’ll be able to get their arrest information quicker if you have the arrestee’s name, date of birth, or inmate ID.

Pierce County Jail Policies and Procedures

Intake Procedures

The intake process at the Pierce County Jail includes each of these steps:

You will be placed in a waiting area or cell. If there are a lot of arrests, you will have to wait, sometimes for many hours, before you get processed.

First, you will answer a number of questions, such as your legal name, street address, birthdate and an emergency contact, and also, you will also be asked about your psychological and medical history. Next, you’ll be given an inmate number and you will be fingerprinted. Then, all personal property will get taken away from you and stored until you get released.

You will get to use the telephone so you can contact family, friends, or loved one.

If you are expected to be released quickly, you might be allowed to wear your street clothes, if not you you will have to wear a jail issued jumpsuit.

Discharge Procedures

When you pay your bail, you will be allowed to leave jail. Getting discharged may take anywhere between 10 minutes to quite a few hours. In other words the quicker bail is posted, the faster you will get discharged from jail. Also, it can depend on whether you’ve been given a cash bond or if the judge needs to determine how much to set your bail at. For a minor charge, you will be booked and then released on your recognizance without having to pay bail. When you get to the end of your sentence and are given a discharge date, plan to be discharged at any time that day – but usually in the morning.

Pierce County Jail Visitation

In order to have visitors, inmates must give each visitor’s name and date of birth to the Pierce County Jail in advance of any visit. This information will be put into a log of visitors as an Authorized visit. Each and every visitor must provide acceptable photo identification. Visitors that gets to visitation or that is not an approved visitor will not be allowed to attend visitation.

Visitation procedures frequently change, so call the official Pierce County Jail at (402) 329-4666 before you try to go to visitation.

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Visitation Rules

Before you can visit an inmate at the Pierce County Jail you have to first have your name on this person’s approved visitation list.

Be sure to bring your up to date government issued ID or driver’s license when you go to visit because you will not be allowed to enter without it.

No phones at Pierce County Jail, and you will be searched before visiting. Personal belongings are not allowed. Persons under must obtain the permission of both their individual supervising officer and the superintendent before they can visit. This kind of visitation is not approved.

If a visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is a family member of the inmate, they must be accompanied by an adult family member or guardian to include a member of the inmate’s extended family. If the visitor is younger than 18 years of age and is not a family member of the inmate, this visitor must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Sending Mail to Inmates

This is what you need to know about sending letters, photos, postcards, greeting cards and even magazines to an inmate at the Pierce County Jail. Incoming and outgoing inmate mail at the Pierce County Jail is always searched and inspected for contraband that might threaten the security, safety or well-being of the facility, its staff, and inmates. Inmates can only receive metered, unstamped, plain white postcards no larger than 4″ x 6″ as mail. The writing on the postcard has to be in pencil or blue or black ink. If it has a stamp on it, it will get returned. If you write in green ink, then it will get returned. If you send any other kind of mail will be returned to the sender. If there is no return address on it, then the unauthorized mail will be stored in the inmate’s locker until the inmate gets release.

Do not include any of these things in the mail that you send to an inmate: any kind of threat to jail order, any description of the manufacture of weapons, bombs, incendiary devices, or tools for escape; do not encourage or advocate any kind of violence, hate speech, or racial or ethnic supremacy. Inmates are not allowed to write to other inmates.

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Sending Other Things to an Inmate

There are strict procedures that you must follow to send anything to an inmate at the Pierce County Jail. This includes sending money for to spend in the commissary, sending regular mail or photos, sending money for phone calls, and even postcards.

This page covers everthing you need to know about the Pierce County Jail to help you follow these procedures and guidelines. If you have questions, or there is something that you were looking for, but did not find, please contact us using the contact link in the site menu.

Public Records

Warrant Inquiry

If you think you have a warrant out for your arrest, you can check court records online or you are able to call the jail directly. This requires a first and last name. You can also go to the local jail and inquire at the information desk. Keep in mind that if there is a warrant for your arrest, you will be taken into custody immediately.

Arrest Record Search

If you know a person’s name, and possibly an arrest date, contact the Pierce County jail, either by phone, in person, or you can check online. Records of arrests are a matter of public record and the information is available to anyone.

Court Records

Court Records are public records and available to anyone. These records include a case file that includes a court docket and any documents and filings filed in the court case. You can access court records on the website, or at the Pierce County Clerk of Court office in the jurisdiction where the case was filed.

Criminal Records

Every state keeps a record of someone’s criminal past. These state databases are all linked and you can track criminal histories from any other state. You are able to go to courthouse and inquire, or you can check online. It is helpful to know the county the crime was committed in, and in the event that the crime was in a totally different state, you may have to pay for a more complete search.

A search of someone’s criminal history you can get a report detailing any arrests, charges, or convictions that may be on a person’s record for any crimes, which can include, drug crimes like possession or trafficking, kidnapping, rape or other sexual assault, violent crimes, or property crimes like theft or larceny.

Money & Commissary

The procedure to send money to inmates could change, so we suggest that you double check the Pierce County Jail site when send funds to someone in jail there.

How To Send Money to an Inmate at Pierce County Jail

You will have your own ‘bank account’ while in jail. This money is used to purchase items from the Commissary. Family and friends can deposit money into this account for you, and any money you earn while in prison will also be deposited into your account. Outside money can be paid in to your account via a money order, cash or check. If someone sends a check or money order, make sure that they write your inmate ID on it. The maximum amount you are allowed in your account is $290 per month.

Guidelines For Sending Money To An Inmate

Before you send any money you should find out what online money transfer companies the jail your inmate is incarcerated in uses. The exact method that the Pierce County Jail uses changes frequently, so it is best to call them at (402) 329-4666 to get the current payment method.

You may be required to be on the inmate’s visitation list in order to send them money, and be aware that they may have a limit on how much you deposit at one time, like $200-300 at a time, or a limit on how much money may be in the inmate’s account at one time.

Some of the money transfer firms being used by various facilities include JPay, MoneyGram, AccessCorrections, OffenderConnect, Touchpayonline, JailATM, WU, smartdeposit, and tigercommissary.

If an inmate has fines or are required to pay restitution then they will be subject to garnishment of their commissary/trust account. If the inmate has a garnishment, then money to pay them will be taken from the inmate’s bank account. In some cases it may be a percentage or the entire amount of the obligation, but the actual percentage depends on the circumstances. We recommend that inmates talk to the counselor at their facility and try to find out. You can also try to make an arrangement so that only a percentage of your commissary funds are taken, instead of all your funds take at one time.

Commissary

The commissary is the Pierce County Jail store. Inmates can purchase several different things here, like personal items, food, and things for writing. Keep in mind that you will most likely need to buy things from the commissary every day, and any infractions will cause you to lose commissary privileges.

The Commissary will sell an assortment of different products that inmates can buy if they have money in their account. These products include clothes, shoes, small snacks and other food items, in addition to personal hygiene products like soap, shampoo, and disposable razors for shaving. The commissary also sells other things like books and magazines, televisions and radios, playing cards, headphones, MP3 players, and electronic tablets. They also sell everything need to write home to family, friends, and loved ones: paper, envelopes, and stamps. If an inmate is indigent and cannot afford paper and stamps, the jail will provide these things to an inmate who has not had any money in their commissary account for at least 30 days.

Phone Calls & Phone Usage Policy

All phone calls from the Pierce County Jail are with a pre-paid phone card or account, or are collect calls . Phone calls made in jail are generally more costly than phone calls made at home. Inmates are able to make phone calls, with restrictions on when and how often you can use the phone, but you should keep in mind that a long line can form at the phones, because everyone wants to use the phone, too. If you break the rules and are disciplined, phone calls could be reduced or totally denied.

Phone Number: (402) 329-4666

How To Save Money on Inmate Calls

Correctional facility phone service companies have exclusive contracts at each facility that they are the exclusive phone provider for, which means that they they control the prices. The profits off of all of the inmate phone calls are split with the facility, so there is no incentive for the jail or the counselors at the facility to show inmates or their family how to save money on inmate phone calls at the Pierce County Jail. The prices are posted and there are at least two different prices based on where the inmate is calling. The following three things will determine how much an inmate phone call will cost: Where you are located; Where your inmate is located, What type of phone number you have.

For example, if your inmate is in federal prison, if you get a new local number then this will decrease your inmate’s phone call rate from $.21 per minute to only $.06 per minute.

For state prisons and local jails finding out how to decrease your inmates phone charges is more difficult. ArrestedResources.com keeps up to date with all of the changes that affect your inmate’s rate and in most cases is able to offer you an inmate calling number that will save you significantly on inmate phone calls. There are some prisons or jails where we won’t be able to save you any money, and therefore we will not offer you an inmate calling number. In these cases, the jail has set their calling prices in a way that nobody will be able to save you money.

For more detailed information on how to save on inmate calls at Pierce County Jail, click the link below.

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